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  • Empires - The Medici: Godfathers of the Renaissance
    Empires - The Medici: Godfathers of the Renaissance
    A fascinating and highly entertaining look at one of the most important families of the Renaissance era--the Medici.
  • Sister Wendy - The Complete Collection (Story of Painting / Grand Tour / Odyssey / Pains of Glass)
    Sister Wendy - The Complete Collection (Story of Painting / Grand Tour / Odyssey / Pains of Glass)

    “Sister Wendy Beckett has transformed public appreciation of art through her astonishing knowledge, insight and passion for painting and painters.” This set includes Sister Wendy's Story of Painting, Sister Wendy's Odyssey, and Sister Wendy's Grand Tour. Simultaneously delightful and scholarly--this is a must have for anyone interested in art history.

  • Exit Through the Gift Shop
    Exit Through the Gift Shop
    When British stencil artist Banksy traveled to Los Angeles to work, he came across obscure French filmmaker Thierry Guetta and his badly organized collection of videotapes involving the activities of graffiti artists. Inspired, Banksy assembled them with new footage to create this talked-about documentary, and the result is a mind-boggling and odd film (so strange as to be thought a hoax by some) about outsider artists and the definition of art itself.
  • The Impressionists
    The Impressionists
    A dramatization of the Impressionist movement as seen through the eyes of Claude Monet. Highly entertaining and informative.
  • The Impressionists: The Other French Revolution
    The Impressionists: The Other French Revolution
    A very personal and revealing look at the personalities that created Impressionism.

Entries in Frida Kahlo (3)

Wednesday
Jun222016

Quote of the Day

DateWednesday, June 22, 2016 at 8:00AM

“I never paint dreams or nightmares. I paint my own reality.” - Frida Kahlo 

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Monday
Feb132012

"In Wonderland" at LACMA

DateMonday, February 13, 2012 at 10:11PM

Frida Kahlo, Autorretrato con collar de espinas y colibri (Self Portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird), 1940, Oil on canvas, Canvas: 30 x 24 in. (76.2 x 60.96 cm) © Banco de Mexico Diego Rivera Frida Kahlo Museums Trust, Mexico, D.F. / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photo courtesy Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center, The University of Texas at Austin.In Wonderland: The Surrealist Adventures of Women Artists in Mexico and the United States - at LACMA (Los Angeles County Museum of Art) - Resnick Pavilion, January 29, 2012–May 6, 2012 

In the historically male dominated world of art--works created by women are always fascinating to consider. Sometimes gender plays a large role in style and approach--and at other times--it does not. But in Surrealism--there are notable differences that can be identified between the genders. Check out the following article (and exhibit) if you can--which will be up at LACMA through early May 2012.

“North America represented a place free from European traditions for women Surrealists from the United States and Mexico, and European émigrés. While their male counterparts usually cast women as objects for their delectation, female Surrealists delved into their own subconscious and dreams, creating extraordinary visual images.” MORE...

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Tuesday
Feb072012

Starting March 12 - "Women in Art" at Carter Sexton

DateTuesday, February 7, 2012 at 12:10AM

Georgia O’Keeffe, Blue and Green Music, 1921, Oil on canvas

Check out my 5-week Art History class at Carter Sexton Artists Materials, "Women in Art: As Subject Matter and as Artists.

5 sessions – Mondays - 2:00-4:00 PM - March 12th - April 9th

Join us as we explore the extraordinary contributions of women to art! Women artists have existed since the dawn of time. But...it hasn't always been easy for us! We'll examine significant women artists in this program and will also look at how women have been portrayed in art over time. Artists such as Nun Guda, Artemisia Gentileschi, Berthe Morisot, Frida Kahlo, Georgia O'Keeffe, Kathe Kollwitz, Augusta Savage, Tamara de Lempicka, and Judy Chicago are just a few of MANY artists we'll investigate in this fun program.

The Schedule - Thursdays - 2:00-4:00 PM

  • March 12 - Session 1: Women in Antiquity and the Middle Ages
  • March 19 - Session 2: Women in the Renaissance, Mannerism and the Baroque
  • March 26 - Session 3: Women in the 18th Century and Beyond
  • April  2 -  Session 4: Women in the 19th Century Avant-garde and Beyond
  • April  9 - Session 5:   Women in the 20th and 21st Centuries
$15 per session - $60 if you Register for the Entire Series at Once. Click here to Register Now OR Call  1-818-763-5050. Space is limited
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